European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes March 1950 Flag makers worry Over new states Washington de signers Are in for a big head ache if Alaska and Hawaii Are admitted to the the problem arises from the fact that one Star must be added for each additional and there is no Way to arrange 49 or 50 stars in six exactly symmetrical one suggestion is that the design go Back to five of 10 stars if there Are to be 50 that might alter the appearance of the Flag another and More drastic suggestion Calls for the stars to be arranged in circular As they were in the flags provided for the Continental Congress More than 150 years ago the chief military authority on the subject is Arthur chief of the army heraldic Branch and in charge of designs for emblems and medals for the defense department Dubois said he is not making any because if the situation arises president Truman will probably appoint a Board to redesign the Flag adm George Dewey hero of headed such a Board to redesign old Gleny when new Mexico and Arizona were admit Ted to the Union in Dubois has dug deep into the history of the Flag for possible suggestions he found that in the Early Days the Star arrangement varied according to the tastes of different Flag in Early a steamship firm would arrange the stars to form the initials of tace practice that would not be tolerated in Many cases when the number of states was the rows were also or were Stag when there were 35 the stars were arranged in five sym metrical rows of seven stars the admission of the 36th at the Start of the civil raised a question similar to the one which May be faced if Alaska and Hawaii Are some flags carried during the civil War had stars arranged in two concentric with four additional stars in the Corner and one extra Large Star in the Ingrid nominated for atom Noah Ark Russell Einstein Ingrid Eisenhower by Sara Yokley new York Berg Man and Albert Einstein would ship together on any atomic age Noah Nomi nations by prominent americans showed Jane Russell and Gen Dwight Eisenhower also would be ship mates although the Ark in this Case has been proposed As a Natu ral Cave which would keep a selected few Safe from bomb this varied quartet received the keep it to me says expert on grammar you i bothered by your grammar do you say it is me instead of it is i dont worry about it or you May develop an inner conflict and be come confused and says a Cornell University authority on when someone asks you who you go right on saying if s a dictionary or grammar is not As Good an authority for your speech As the Way yourself says Robert of Cornell division of modern Hall contends the English Lan Guage and our teaching of it Are cluttered up with Folkloristic notions and school he says language purists Tell us we must not Sav it one we must say it the result Dall we Are confused and we develop conflicts within our selves on such Points in the no longer know what we should Irish monks introduced Church Bells to Europe by win Deggendorf Bavaria its a far cry from the Emerald Isle and Patrick to Cen trial but when Church Bells ring in Germany they sound the memory of Irish monks who introduced Europe first Church Bells in this country nearly years staff correspondent according to John h1cog resident officer Here who is a student of Irish Irish monks not Only introduced the Church Bell to but were also responsible for the founding of monasteries in Germany As Early As the sixth among these Early religious Cen ters were those established at near near Landshut and also in the Landshut general when we hear of German churches dedicated to St Andrew or to the holy Cross we can be sure they were founded by Irish Greeley in what scholars Call the Sec Ond period after 1000 and Irish monks founded seats of monasteries and churches in the following towns James at Regens Faure James at Erfurt James at Wurzburg Aegis at Nurnberg James at Constance Colas at Memminger 1168 and holy Cross at i Onstatt Taylor most nominations from persons who were asked this question who should be hidden away in an atomic proof Ark to Start the world anew if civilization were threatened with destruction by h bombs nominations for the passenger hot ranged from Judy Canova to Gen Douglas republicans wont like the Brave new world to be founded by the Crew of the there be Eleanor Roosevelt and Franklin Margaret Truman beat out her father for a berth aboard the ship of but shed have her Choice of Artur Rubinstein and Oscar Levant to accompany her1 at the Zany orches tra conductor Spike Jones nominated these m persons for the Ark Jane Ava Lana Ann Elizabeth Spike Brahms and Mendels Eugene conductor of the Philadelphia symphony or nominated Arturo tos Winston Chur Fritz Trygve Pope Pius Ralph Bunche and Chaim Miller a physician for 31 years and a con Gressman for had these suggestions Well tanned cowboys and sheepherder to i be mated with Beauty Queens for a better blood i some scientific i men and women to the new Sci Juty would have i Oralias As Well As Hiss Beauty a and a Hiss to keep the society bal someone who would Abol ish sin and poverty and one or two preachers of the opposite sex who Are real hellfire breathers to Tell us what to but Jimmy Durante had trouble All i can think of Are a couple he years March 1946 the Council of the unite Church of the Western Ukraine ends its 350yearold allegiance to the Cath Olic Church and rejoins the rus Sian orthodox March 1947 Truman makes her singing debut with the Detroit symphony March 1948 president Truman urges con Gress to revive the draft in face of what he Calls russian aim to subjugate 1949 Thomas Pryor 78 first Blind Man Eyer to serve in the a comments miss Ann Harting named director of recreation at Schwabach club by Virginia Webb the Lucky 7 service club at Schwabach has welcomed Ann of As new recreational miss Harting came overseas with 21 other new recreational directors who comprised the first class to graduate from the school for recreational directors at m sgt and Calvin Burtner announced the engagement of their Genevieve to sgt James of the special services 7809th Sci in at an engagement party held in the couples Honor at the Molkenbur the sont Hofen officers wives club held its March meeting and luncheon at the Luitpold hotel in v prior to the a meeting was held by the sont Hofen Community Chest Irish presided at the discussion of Aid for the local Home of the aged and the tuberculosis institution in s sgt George j of Neui Biberg air i is shown with his the former Margita i follow ing the ceremony that United j the couple at the Drei Eining Church in Cross i was formerly employed As a Secretary in the Neu Biberg civilian personnel the nuptials were performed by capt Harold Neu Biberg air base protestant the ladies of the 7753d finance Center at Friedberg Kaseane honoured Benjamin crab an with a Farewell luncheon in the Hunt room of the grand prior to her departure for the an anniversary clock was presented to Graban As n Farewell the women Bible study class of Wiesbaden celebrated its second anniversary recently with a luncheon at the old Hesse maj Safe was Bible study class started two years ago with just seven members and since that time has grown to its present strength of maj Gen John 1st inf div and col Edward chief of 1st and their were weekend guests of Brig Gen and Charles 1st div a free tour of donated by the Swiss National tourist office in a Heidelberg military Post essay has been by pfc Elmer 427th army free hours to various places in Europe Are offered monthly As contest prizes sponsored by Neucom special the Munich German american women club recently Spca isred a today cooking school at jts club demonstrations were made of both German and american types of with emphasis on lenten the noncommissioned officers wives of Fjeld its regular monthly luncheon last tuesday at the bavarian room of the special services in charge of the which was followed by a social were Helda Cesarotti and Rose at a Short business meeting held before the Rose chairman of the March of dimes reported that was raised at a Square dance and cake William Goodwin was elected president of Schaffen Burg women club at an organizational meeting held Here March the composed of All american women in the Aschaffenbur includes wives from the 18th inf civilian employees and service club other officers elected to Post were Albert vice president Thomas Secretary Van treasurer Laurence parliamentary and John Public Goodwin announced future plans for the of their chief projects will be a shop in Aschaffenbur setting garments and material to German and american and strides vol 331 editor Schlef managing editor sports editor March 1950 it col William msummers Ken Zunwalt Phil Taylor executive manager chief of distribution Maurice Kirkwood Louis Brown news 1 3218132361 846681846680 Bremerhaven bureaus Darmstadt Vienna Munich the 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